Russia signals opposition to tough resolution on Syria arms

September 18, 2013|Reuters

MOSCOW, Sept 18 (Reuters) - A Russian diplomat said onWednesday that an initial U.N. Security Council resolutionsupporting a deal for Syria to scrap its chemical arms should belimited to that purpose, suggesting Moscow would oppose anythreat of force at this stage.

Speaking in Damascus, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkovsaid the resolution should support an expected decision by theOrganisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons backing theU.S.-Russian deal "and nothing more than that".